Richard STEPHEN Murphy is currently employed as a Broker and/or Investment Adviser at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED located at 1630 S LINDBERGH BLVD, LADUE, MO, 63131.
Richard STEPHEN Murphy has worked at MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED since March 30, 1988
Disclosure History
Richard STEPHEN Murphy has 1 Disclosure Event(s).
Date: November 02, 2001 Category: Customer Dispute Allegations: CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN THAT THEIR SALE OF 400,000 COVERED CALL OPTIONS ON THEIR FAMILY'S SHARES OF COCA COLA STOCK IN AUGUST 1995 AND THE ROLLOVER OF SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS IN 1997 AND 1999 RESULTED FROM BAD INVESTMENT AND TAX ADVICE ND CAUSED THEM TO LOSE PROFITS WHEN THE STOCK ROSE IN VALUE. THEY CLAIM THE ROLLOVERS ACTUALLY RELATED TO AN ML AFFILIATES LOAN TO THEIR FAMILY BUSINESS. THEY ALLEGED FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, UNAUITABILITY, OMMISSIONS AND SECURITIES LAW VIOLATIONS. Damage Amount Requested: $24,900,000.00 Damages Granted: $704,036.00 01-04406
More Information
All individuals registered to sell securities or provide investment advice are required to disclose customer complaints and arbitrations, regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings and criminal or civil judicial proceedings.
A disclosure includes information about customer disputes, disciplinary events and financial matters on the broker's record as reported by securities regulators, the individual broker, and any involved firms. Some of these items may involve pending actions or allegations that have not been resolved or proven. The presence of a disclosure does not automatically indicate any wrongdoing.
BrokerCheck is the source of the data included in this Report. The data was compiled on June 29, 2018.
To view the full report for Richard STEPHEN Murphy, click here.
The use of BrokerCheck data is subject to the BrokerCheck Terms of Use.
×
Outdated Information
If you discover any errors or outdated information on this Website, please contact us and we will promptly correct such errors or outdated information.
If BrokerCheck® is the source of such errors or outdated information, please contact FINRA at (301) 590-6500.
×
BrokerSearch Removal
Brokersearch.info will not fully remove items from this Website without an applicable court order designating them for removal. Investors rely on the information available on this Website to decide whether to choose or retain a broker or investment adviser.
Upon written request, we may remove certain page(s) from appearing in search engine results using the robots.txt protocol.
When a person searches for your name using Google, Bing, Yahoo! and other search engines the page(s) from Brokersearch.info would not appear in the search results.
Please contact us to learn more about Search Engine Removal.